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Week starting Friday, November 23, 2012

Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei brings to Houston more than 160 works of art that highlight the artistic and cultural contributions of imperial rulers in China.

Explore the MFAH collections one masterpiece at a time! Every Friday at lunchtime, join a 20-minute gallery talk and work your way around the world and through time. This week's featured highlight is František Kupka's confrontational ​The Yellow[…]

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens is open late on these special nights so that guests may enjoy the festive lights and decorations on display during Yuletide: Holiday Time at Bayou Bend. Tour the holiday-themed Yuletide display[…]

Twenty-five years after rising to international acclaim in Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring, actor Daniel Auteuil makes his directorial debut in this celebrated remake of a 1940s classic based on the novel[…]

How do art and conflict intersect? This month's Members tour explores works of art that examine ideas of art and conflict, as seen through the minds and eyes of artists. Space is limited, and spots fill[…]

When it comes to the work of British artist Ewan Gibbs, there is definitely more than originally meets the eye. Join this 20-minute gallery talk to explore his painstaking process of making drawings look like[…]

Working in an expatriate community in turn-of-the-century Paris, African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) infused his religious paintings with the modernist sensibility of the times. Explore the retrospective Modern Spirit on this 45-minute gallery talk.[…]

Join this 20-minute gallery talk to explore the work of two men who made some of the most powerful photographs in the history of journalism. W. Eugene Smith and James Nachtwey were born 30 years apart, but[…]